QRG Capital Management Inc. Has $46.51 Million Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 7.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 238,618 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 15,508 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $46,509,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Oracle by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after buying an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 23,310,827 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,555,961,000 after purchasing an additional 266,588 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,357,572,000 after purchasing an additional 98,693 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,696,752 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,289,595,000 after purchasing an additional 381,572 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,303,992 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,897,895,000 after purchasing an additional 1,464,826 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Stock Up 5.0%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $180.36 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $154.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $188.20. The firm has a market cap of $518.72 billion, a PE ratio of 32.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.55. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $134.57 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.91%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was named a technology partner for classified DoD AI workloads, reinforcing its role in secure government cloud and validating its AI infrastructure strategy. Oracle’s Defense AI Win Highlights Government Cloud Role And Valuation Gap
• Positive Sentiment: Bloomberg reports the $16B financing for Oracle’s Michigan data center closed (Bank of America anchored a $14B bond sale), reducing near‑term funding uncertainty for a major AI buildout. Oracle (ORCL) Secures Financing for Data Center in Michigan
• Positive Sentiment: Project Jupiter — Oracle’s move to on‑site Bloom Energy fuel cells at its New Mexico AI campus — signals a push to control power costs and improve reliability for power‑hungry AI workloads. Oracle Project Jupiter Puts AI Power Costs And Valuation In Focus
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush publicly called the recent pullback “noise,” recommending buying ORCL on continued AI demand, contract growth and cloud momentum — a supportive analyst view that can stabilize sentiment. Ignore the OpenAI Panic and Keep Buying Oracle Stock, Says Wedbush
• Positive Sentiment: Sector analyses continue to list Oracle among infrastructure leaders positioned to benefit from the AI rollout, supporting the long‑term growth narrative for cloud/IaaS exposure. These Companies Have the Essential Ingredients Needed to Pull Ahead of the Pack in the AI Revolution
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators say ORCL could surge if large AI deals materialize (a cited $300B opportunity), but note execution and cash‑flow strain from heavy capex and debt — high upside but high execution risk. Oracle Stock Could Soar If This $300 Billion AI Deal Pays Off
• Neutral Sentiment: Several bullish pieces argue ORCL may have bottomed after the pullback, but these are opinion pieces — useful for contrarian investors but not definitive catalysts. I’m Calling A Bottom For Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of Bloom Energy’s surge highlights the supplier side of Oracle’s energy strategy; positive for campus operations but indirect for ORCL’s revenue. Bloom Energy Stock (BE) Opinions on Q1 Earnings and Oracle Partnership
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that OpenAI missed revenue/target expectations triggered selling across AI and chip names and directly pressured Oracle shares as investors re‑price near‑term AI demand. What Oracle Investors Need to Know About OpenAI’s Struggles
• Negative Sentiment: Premarket headlines citing OpenAI misses pushed ORCL and chip suppliers sharply lower, underscoring Oracle’s sensitivity to third‑party AI demand trends. Report Says OpenAI Misses Revenue Targets; Oracle Corporation (ORCL.US), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD.US) Fall 7% Premarket, Leading Chip Stocks Lower
• Negative Sentiment: Critical commentary contrasts Oracle’s heavy infrastructure, debt‑funded approach with competitors’ software‑first AI strategies, highlighting leverage and execution risk that could cap multiples. Salesforce vs Oracle: There’s Only One Winner In the Cloud AI Push
• Negative Sentiment: Broader stories about banks trying to offload data‑center debt remind investors that sector financing stress could increase funding costs or slow projects. Banks seek to offload risk to avoid ‘choking’ on data centre debt

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $259.56.

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops and sells database software, cloud engineered systems, enterprise software applications and related services. The company is widely known for its flagship Oracle Database and a portfolio of enterprise-grade software products that support data management, application development, analytics and middleware. Over recent years Oracle has expanded its focus to include cloud infrastructure and cloud applications, positioning itself as a provider of both platform and software-as-a-service solutions for large organizations.

Oracle’s product and service offerings include Oracle Database and the Autonomous Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), enterprise resource planning (ERP), human capital management (HCM) and supply chain management (SCM) cloud applications (often grouped under Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications), middleware such as WebLogic, and developer technologies including Java and MySQL.